DEAR DR. ROACH: I was diagnosed with several liver cysts over 15 years ago. My primary doctor and I follow the growth of the cysts by ultrasound, and one is increasing in size. We did an MRI with ...

ANSWER: Simple liver cysts are common, and even when they are large, they do not need to be removed unless they cause symptoms. However, ...

Simple liver cysts are common, and even when they are large, they do not need to be removed unless they cause symptoms. However, any cyst other than a simple one needs to be carefully evaluated, ...

Symptoms. Most liver cysts do not cause symptoms, particularly solitary "simple" cysts under 3 centimeters (cm) in size. When symptoms occur, it is usually due to the increasing size of a cyst (5 ...

Polycystic Liver Disease (PCLD) is the presence of multiple cysts (usually more than 10), fluid-filled spaces of varying size (2 mm- 20 cm) - like small balloons in the liver. It is a rare genetic ...

Simple cysts are the most common type of kidney cyst, and they most often are benign. ... Sometimes PKD can cause cysts to form in your liver or in other parts of your body. ...

ANSWER: Simple liver cysts are common, and even when they are large, they do not need to be removed unless they cause symptoms. However, any cyst other than a simple one needs to be carefully ...

ANSWER: Simple liver cysts are common, and even when they are large, they do not need to be removed unless they cause symptoms. However, any cyst other than a simple one needs to be carefully ...

— L.S. Dear L.S.: Simple liver cysts are common, and even when they are large, they do not need to be removed unless they cause symptoms.However, any cyst other than a simple one needs to be ...

Q: I was diagnosed with several liver cysts over 15 years ago. My primary doctor and I follow the growth of the cysts by ultrasound, and one is increasing in size. We did an MRI with and without ...